Postage Stamp
Stamp
noun
To remember the meaning of this word, just think about how in the olden days, before perforation was invented, people had to cut their postage stamps by hand. It took forever, especially if you had a lot of friends to mail things to. Be thankful that perforation was invented to save you time cutting them.
You'd think that the reading for this would consist of the on'yomi readings, but human body parts (hand) do funny things to words. In this case, it's the kun'yomi readings of both the kanji. You should know the kun'yomi reading for 切 and 手 from the previous levels, meaning you should be able to remember the reading for this word fairly easily. Watch out for the small っ, though.
クリスマス切手
Christmas postage stamps
オリジナル切手
original postage stamps
アニメ切手
anime postage stamps
切手サイズ
the size of a postage stamp
切手コレクター
a stamp collector
切手コレクション
a stamp collection
切手のデザイン
stamp designs
切手のシート
a sheet of stamps
切手をはる
to affix a stamp
切手をなくす
to lose a stamp
切手をあつめる
to collect stamps
これはアメリカの切手です。
This is an American stamp.
四十円の切手を二つ下さい。
Please give me two 40 yen stamps.
主人は切手コレクターです。
My husband is a stamp collector.